nourish
verb (used with object)
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
have been nourishing
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present perfect progressiveof nourish.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"We appear to have been nourishing Genius in our bosom unawares!" remarked the Jabberwocks to each other; not altogether pleased, as is the immemorial way of friendship.
From Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Monsieur de Saumaise, I have seen for some months that you have been nourishing a secret antipathy to me.
From The Grey Cloak by Thomas Mitchell Peirce
Her diet, though it should have been nourishing, should have been less stimulating than usual, and not more so.
From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
“I’m sore afeared we have been nourishing a serpent in our bosoms,” said Nicholas, in his sternest manner.
From The King's Daughters by Emily Sarah Holt
